It was a good week :) We celebrated the munchkin's birthday with family (yes, for the third and final time this year) and I even managed to get a quilt top done! Definitely a good week! Well, that is, aside from my pathetic attempts for some decent outdoor photography. It's been incredibly windy and breezy this week, and yesterday was no exception, so at least 80% of my shots turned out like this...

Finished:Amy's Carpenter's Star - Amy is working on a Carpenter's Star quilt this month with her local bee and happened to make an extra package of fabric, so I told her to send it my way. She sent a gorgeous blue print from Khristian A. Howell's Morroccan Mirage collection (still in stock at Hawthorne Threads!) as well as a gorgeous salmon from Art Gallery's Pure Elements collection and some background Kona. I love this Carpenter's Star block, so glad Cherie wrote a simple tute for it!

Still going:Star Crossed Stitch Quilt - Almost done! Thanks for all of the feedback on how to sash and border this one; in the end, I went with my gut, which said to finish the top simply, to let the blocks shine. The top's all done, though it was super difficult to photograph yesterday, thanks to lots of gale force gusts of wind. Now if only I could decide how to quilt it... ;)

Getting started on:Cosmic Burst project - Mark Cesarik was kind enough to send some of his gorgeous upcoming Cosmic Burst (coming to a fabric store near you in April!) collection my way and I'm trying to decide how to best use it. I've got a bunch of ideas, just need to decide on one! I really love the bright jewel toned colors in this collection, especially the bright blue.

Oakshott Shot Cottons project - I received a gorgeous package of Oakshott shot cotton fabrics from Mr. Oakshott himself this week and I'm totally in awe of how amazing they are. Super smooth and soft and lovely dimensions, too! I think I might do some paper piecing with these beauties. Perhaps some NY Beauty blocks?

What are you stitching up this week? Write it up and share it over at Lee's for WiP Wednesday!

32 comments:

LOL! I have to laugh at the WIND!!!!! My poor Katy seems to get blown over while holing stuff for me :o) I have been lokking at the carpenter's start for about a month wondering if I should try, thanks for the link to the tute!

Beautiful quilt! I cannot wait to see what you create with all the fabulous fabric, so bright!

I understand about the wind! It's been like that around here too. I kept trying to take pictures of some drawstring bags I made but the wind kept knocking them down! Finally had to weight them down! Love your star crossed stitch quilt. Just lovely!

Beautiful job on the Star Crossed block and quilt! That's a stunning pattern and the fabrics you used make it glow! And speaking of fabrics, those Cosmic Burst fabrics are something else. Lucky you for getting to play with them early!

Love your flyaway block (and look on the bright side, at least it was dry and windy, we got horizontal SNOW today!!!) Your star crossed quilt looks absolutely fab, and GMTA on the Oakshott, I have that exact same bundle and that's what I'm doing my NYB tutorial in lol

Well, I see you are up to your usual productive self! What beautiful things you have going. So...I have been totally obsessing over the Oakshott cottons! Um, slightly envious that you got some in the mail. The funny thing is, I was about to buy them but thought I needed a plan. Guess what it was? The NYB quilt-along. Still thinking of hitting the "buy" button...Yikes!

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